"The true, conservative move for higher education would be to
return standard bankruptcy to all student loans, thereby forcing the government
to freeze, or even lower the federal lending ceilings for these loans.
This would quickly, and surely compel a significant decrease in the price that
the colleges could charge for their product. It would also decrease
government spending. It would also show average Americans how the
“invisible hand” can actually work for them, instead of against them." Forbes

"Mitt Romney Blurts out the Truth About Neoconservatism." Linda McQuaig in The Star

"Once upon a time, 'conservative' could be used to describe people — Winston Churchill, Dwight Eisenhower, Robert Stanfield, Joe Clark — who had a vision of society in which a privileged elite dominated but also had a responsibility to less fortunate citizens and to the broader 'public good.'

"But about 30 years ago, a new breed of 'conservative' slithered onto the political scene. Stealing the moniker of conservatism, this new breed embraced the inequality of traditional conservatism (driving it skyward) while unburdening itself of the responsibility for others and the public good.

"This new breed has proved itself to be self-centred, greedy and indifferent to the public good." The Star

"I now pay a shitload of taxes. Hell, I even got slammed with the alternative minimum tax last year, which I think is something that was actually designed for guys like you. But whatever. The point is that I didn’t always pay so much. Like twenty zillion or so other people who had to take out student loans to get through college and/or graduate school, I spent much of my early adult life in debt. I did the things that most of us have to do before getting into the 53%--scouring liquor stores for the absolute cheapest possible beer (Blatz Light? Lucky Beer?), paying rent with a Discover Card, living in apartments teeming with rats (rats, mind you, not mice), selling used CDs for a bit of pocket change, living in an apartment in China which only sometimes had running water (okay, that’s a bit idiosyncratic, perhaps, but you get the idea). Indeed, it wasn’t all that long ago that my wife and I lived in a slummy apartment where the sink fell off the wall when I leaned on it and where the bathroom was so small and close to the kitchen that I could flip pancakes while taking a shower."

Kirkus Reviews in print October 15 and online Sept 23: “A vivid, moving depiction of a way of life tragically becoming increasingly endangered.”

“There's great tenderness in this book, and great
pathos—sometimes one wonders if it's worth the pain to pay attention amidst
the gathering storm, but this powerful account shows us that it's precisely by
keeping track of the world around us that we stay human.”—Bill McKibben, author Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet

Divided we Fail: The
Story of an African American Community that Ended the Era of School
Desegregation by Sarah Garland, January 29, 2013

"With all
the noise about failing schools, standardized tests, teacher accountability,
and America’s educational decline, only the courageous are willing to
acknowledge the persistence of racism—let alone, address the problem in a
serious, clear-eyed way. Sarah Garland has written a courageous book,
documenting the struggles of courageous community activists, educators,
parents, and children who continued to fight for equity and racial justice long
after our nation declared victory over segregation. In telling this
gripping, often tragic, often inspirational story, Garland reveals that
integrating a classroom is not the same as dismantling racism. Divided
We Fail is one of those rare books that will move even the most cynical to
act. And act we must." —Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Freedom
Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination

Fast Future: How the Millennial Generation Is Shaping
Our World by David Burstein

“David Burstein’s generation—a diverse,
connected, and entrepreneurial lot that came of age around the Millennium—has
already changed the face of politics from Washington to Cairo and
beyond. Millennials are distinct and powerful, though scholarship
about them has been slapdash and haphazard. Enter David
Burstein. With Fast Future, Burstein cements his reputation as the
millennial generation’s most thoughtful and insightful public intellectual.”—David King, Harvard University

“In Fast Future, David Burstein provides a
personal and compelling picture of his generation. Millennials are pragmatic
idealists and the first digitals, able to handle the fast pace of today’s world
while they remake our economic and democratic political systems. Read this book
not only to understand the future but also how the millennials are poised to shape
it.” —Michael D. Hais and Morley Winograd, authors of Millennial
Momentum

Now in Paperback:

Remembering the
Music, Forgetting the Words: Travels with Mom in the
Land of Dementia by Kate Whouley

"The true, conservative move for higher education would be to
return standard bankruptcy to all student loans, thereby forcing the government
to freeze, or even lower the federal lending ceilings for these loans.
This would quickly, and surely compel a significant decrease in the price that
the colleges could charge for their product. It would also decrease
government spending. It would also show average Americans how the
“invisible hand” can actually work for them, instead of against them." Forbes

"Mitt Romney Blurts out the Truth About Neoconservatism." Linda McQuaig in The Star

"Once upon a time, 'conservative' could be used to describe people — Winston Churchill, Dwight Eisenhower, Robert Stanfield, Joe Clark — who had a vision of society in which a privileged elite dominated but also had a responsibility to less fortunate citizens and to the broader 'public good.'

"But about 30 years ago, a new breed of 'conservative' slithered onto the political scene. Stealing the moniker of conservatism, this new breed embraced the inequality of traditional conservatism (driving it skyward) while unburdening itself of the responsibility for others and the public good.

"This new breed has proved itself to be self-centred, greedy and indifferent to the public good." The Star

"I now pay a shitload of taxes. Hell, I even got slammed with the alternative minimum tax last year, which I think is something that was actually designed for guys like you. But whatever. The point is that I didn’t always pay so much. Like twenty zillion or so other people who had to take out student loans to get through college and/or graduate school, I spent much of my early adult life in debt. I did the things that most of us have to do before getting into the 53%--scouring liquor stores for the absolute cheapest possible beer (Blatz Light? Lucky Beer?), paying rent with a Discover Card, living in apartments teeming with rats (rats, mind you, not mice), selling used CDs for a bit of pocket change, living in an apartment in China which only sometimes had running water (okay, that’s a bit idiosyncratic, perhaps, but you get the idea). Indeed, it wasn’t all that long ago that my wife and I lived in a slummy apartment where the sink fell off the wall when I leaned on it and where the bathroom was so small and close to the kitchen that I could flip pancakes while taking a shower."

Kirkus Reviews in print October 15 and online Sept 23: “A vivid, moving depiction of a way of life tragically becoming increasingly endangered.”

“There's great tenderness in this book, and great
pathos—sometimes one wonders if it's worth the pain to pay attention amidst
the gathering storm, but this powerful account shows us that it's precisely by
keeping track of the world around us that we stay human.”—Bill McKibben, author Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet

Divided we Fail: The
Story of an African American Community that Ended the Era of School
Desegregation by Sarah Garland, January 29, 2013

"With all
the noise about failing schools, standardized tests, teacher accountability,
and America’s educational decline, only the courageous are willing to
acknowledge the persistence of racism—let alone, address the problem in a
serious, clear-eyed way. Sarah Garland has written a courageous book,
documenting the struggles of courageous community activists, educators,
parents, and children who continued to fight for equity and racial justice long
after our nation declared victory over segregation. In telling this
gripping, often tragic, often inspirational story, Garland reveals that
integrating a classroom is not the same as dismantling racism. Divided
We Fail is one of those rare books that will move even the most cynical to
act. And act we must." —Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Freedom
Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination

Fast Future: How the Millennial Generation Is Shaping
Our World by David Burstein

“David Burstein’s generation—a diverse,
connected, and entrepreneurial lot that came of age around the Millennium—has
already changed the face of politics from Washington to Cairo and
beyond. Millennials are distinct and powerful, though scholarship
about them has been slapdash and haphazard. Enter David
Burstein. With Fast Future, Burstein cements his reputation as the
millennial generation’s most thoughtful and insightful public intellectual.”—David King, Harvard University

“In Fast Future, David Burstein provides a
personal and compelling picture of his generation. Millennials are pragmatic
idealists and the first digitals, able to handle the fast pace of today’s world
while they remake our economic and democratic political systems. Read this book
not only to understand the future but also how the millennials are poised to shape
it.” —Michael D. Hais and Morley Winograd, authors of Millennial
Momentum

Now in Paperback:

Remembering the
Music, Forgetting the Words: Travels with Mom in the
Land of Dementia by Kate Whouley